Southeast Missouri (1-1)
vs. Western Illinois (1-1)
Game Information
Date: Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016
Tipoff: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Arena: Show Me Center
Series: Southeast Missouri 6-4
Head Coaches:
   Rekha Patterson (16-16, second season)
   J.D. Gravina (188-142, 12^th season)
Media Information
Radio: SEMO ESPN 1220 AM | Listen Online
     Play-by-play: Glenn Johnson
     Analysis: Jess Bolen
Live Stats: GoSoutheast.com
Live Video: OVC Digital Network
 
Follow the Redhawks on Twitter for in-game updates @SEMOwbb
 
Complete Game Notes: Southeast Missouri | Western Illinois
 
Tipping Off
Southeast Missouri women's basketball (1-1) will conclude its season-opening homestand on Wednesday when Western Illinois (1-1) comes to the Show Me Center. Tipoff is set for 11 a.m. The game will be this year's Classroom on the Court game.
 
Follow the Redhawks
Wednesday's game will be streamed live and for free on the OVC Digital Network. Fans can listen to the game live on the radio on SEMO ESPN 1220 AM with Glen Johnson and Jess Bolen. The broadcast can also be streamed live at SEMOESPN.com and on the SEMO ESPN app. Live stats are available at GoSoutheast.com. Twitter updates will be available at @SEMOwbb.
 
Classroom on the Court
Wednesday's 11 a.m. game will be this year's Classroom on the Court at the Show Me Center. Over two thousand school children from local schools will take a field trip to the Show Me Center for the special event sponsored by Cape Air.
 
A Look at What's Ahead
Southeast will begin a four-game road swing beginning at Xaiver on Nov. 18. That game will tipoff at 11 a.m. on Friday. It's then off to Evansville on Sunday to close SEMO's four games in a seven-day stretch. The road stretch continues over the Thanksgiving holiday when Southeast will travel south to Hattiesburg, Mississippi for the Southern Miss Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic. Southeast will play Louisiana-Lafayette on Nov. 25 before facing either host Southern Miss or Alcorn State.
 
Scouting Western Illinois
Western Illinois enters Wednesday's game with a 1-1 record early in the season. Most recently, WIU fell to Milwaukee 76-68 on the road Sunday. The Leathernecks saw three score in double figures. Emily Clemens recorded a team-high 19 points, while Morgan Blumer had a career-high 17 points and 12 rebounds, which was also her first career double-double. Olivia Braun was the third Leatherneck to reach double-digit scoring, totaling 11 points. Through two contests, Western Illinois has four players averaging double figures in scoring in Clemens (16.0), Blumer (14.5), Taylor Hanneman (14.5) and Taylor Higginbotham (12.5). Braun is fourth on the team, averaging 9.5 points through two games. Western began the season on Friday with a 113-29 victory over Monmouth College. The Leathernecks will play five of the next six games on the road.
 
Series History
Southeast holds a 6-4 lead in the all-time series with Western Illinois. The Redhawks were victorious a season ago in Macomb, 89-84, to snap a two-game losing streak to the Leathernecks. At home, Southeast is 4-1 against WIU. The last time Western was in the Show Me Center was Dec. 3, 2014, which was the last time Southeast hosted Classroom on the Court. SEMO fell in the game, 79-62.
 
Looking Back
Southeast Missouri women's basketball defeated Hannibal-LaGrange Monday evening at the Show Me Center, 99-52, for the first win of the season. Of the eight Redhawks who played on Monday, six scored double-digit points while the other two either had double-digit assists or rebounds. Deja Jones picked up a career-high 24 points in the game to lead the team. It was the second 20-point game of her career. Hannah Noe, Hilma Mededovic, and Iyanna McCurdy all scored 14 points while Mandy Madden and Bri Mitchell registered 10. Sophomore point guard Adrianna Murphy dished out a career-best 14 assists while Lakyn Gulley pulled in 12 rebounds. Murphy finished just shy of a triple-double, finishing with nine rebounds and seven points. As a team, Southeast shot 41-of-66 from the field (62.1%), and 7-of-15 from beyond the arc (46.7%). The Redhawks outrebounded the Trojans, 48-31.
 
adidas® OVC Player of the Week
Redshirt-senior Olivia Hackmann was named the adidas® OVC Player of the Week, the league announced Tuesday morning. Hackmann drained a career-high 29 points in Southeast's season opener against Cincinnati on Friday. She went 12-for-19 from the field, which was also a career best. Hackmann hit a trio of 3-pointers en route to her career night. Additionally, she pulled in 12 rebounds to record her first career double-double. The Chamois, Missouri native's 29 points was the most by a Redhawk in a single game since Sonya Daugherty put up 31 against Murray State on Feb. 19, 2009. This is Hackmann's first OVC weekly honor as she becomes the first Player of the Week since her former teammate Patricia Mack earned the honor on Feb. 25, 2014.
 
Come Fly With Us!
Rekha Patterson announced the signing of 6-1 forward Kennedi Allen to the 2017-18 roster during the early signing period. Allen signs to Southeast from Little Rock Central High in Little Rock, Arkansas where she is a three-year letterwinner and senior captain for the Tigers and head coach Michael Green. She is the daughter of Cornelius and LaRonica Allen.